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The trial, conviction and sentencing of Marion County Judge Jason Warner was the top story of the year, as selected by Marion Star readers and staff.

While the Warners are set to be released from prison, there are stipulations they must follow in order to stay on bond. Per court records, the Warners must post $100,000 each as bond; this can be either $100,000 cash, or through a bondsmen which acts as surety and pledges money to cover the bond. The Court of Appeals also placed requirements for bond that do not allow the Warners to operate a vehicle, or consume alcohol or illegal drugs. Additionally, the Warners must follow other pretrial and ...

Marion Star Editorial Board When Marion County Judge Jason Warners role in the hit-skip crash from last June became public, many residents questioned whether the justice system could hold one of their own accountable. Online comments asserted that Warner and his wife, Julia, would get special treatment because of his position. A local judge would be treated better than a regular Joe or Jane. The resulting photos of Jason Warner being led away in handcuffs on Wednesday should have put such conce...

Apr 14, 2021 (MARION, Ohio) —A Marion County Common Pleas Court judge and his wife have been sentenced to two years in prison stemming from a June 2020 hit-and-run that injured a 19-year-old man, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. Judge Jason Warner and Julia Warner were found guilty of complicity to leaving the scene of an accident, a felony of the fourth degree, and complicity to tampering with evidence, a felony of the third degree. Under Ohio Revised Code Section 2961.01, as...

Judge, wife sentenced to 2-year terms in hit-run crash April 14, 2021 GMT MARION, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio county judge and his wife have both been sentenced to two-year prison terms on convictions of leaving the scene of a crash that injured a 19-year-old man last year. Jason Warner, who serves as a Marion County Common Pleas judge, and Julia Warner were convicted last month of complicity to leaving the scene of an accident, a fourth-degree felony, and complicity to evidence-tampering, a third-de...

After being convicted of two felony crimes, Marion Common Pleas Judge Jason Warner and his wife Julia were sentenced to two years in prison.

In a motion filed on Monday, Margaret Tomaro, special prosecutor from the Ohio Attorney Generals Office who is leading this case, said placing the two on community control would "demean the seriousness of this offense." Jason and Julia were both found guilty by visiting Judge Patricia Cosgrove for two felony crimes; one third-degree felony for complicity to tampering with evidence, and one fourth-degree felony for complicity to failure to stop after an accident. Tomaro, in the recommendation, ...

Mar 10, 2021 (MARION, Ohio) — A Marion County Common Pleas judge and his wife have been found guilty of multiple felony charges stemming from a June 2020 hit-and-run that injured a 19-year-old man, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. ‘It’s almost a cliché – the coverup is worse than the crime. Here, the most serious crimes were what happened after the crash – and a sitting judge should have known better,” Yost said. “This case shows that even the most powerful people...

MARION, Ohio (AP) — A county judge and his wife were convicted on multiple charges after they left the scene of a hit-and-run crash that injured a 19-year-old man last week, the state Attorney...